Flight Centre Travel Group Limited · ASX:FLT

Flight Centre Travel — H1 FY2019 Earnings Presentation

52 slides from Flight Centre Travel's earnings presentation, Feb 21, 2019

  1. Slide 1: FY19 Half Year Result

    ELIGHT,CENTRE ASX:FLT FY19 HALF YEAR RESULT

  2. Slide 2: Today's Presenters

    TODAY’S PRESENTERS For personal use only ADAM DEAN GRAHAM MELANIE CAMPBELL SMITH TURNER WATERS-RYAN Chief Financial Officer President – The Americas Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer 2

  3. Slide 3: Today's Agenda

    TODAY’S AGENDA For personal use only RESULTS & HIGHLIGHTS 1 Adam Campbell, Dean Smith SEGMENT RESULTS 2 Graham Turner, Melanie Waters-Ryan, Dean Smith STRATEGY & TRANSFORMATION 3 Melanie Waters-Ryan OUTLOOK 4 Graham Turner 3

  4. Slide 4: Results & Highlights

    For personal use only RESULTS & HIGHLIGHTS Adam Campbell Dean Smith 4

  5. Slide 5: Result Overview: Diversity a Strength

    RESULT OVERVIEW: DIVERSITY A STRENGTH For personal use only Strong corporate results globally Australian company is now truly global Record contributions from overseas USA and Canada continuing and sustainable performances Disappointing leisure results in Australia 5

  6. Slide 6: Result Overview: Financial Performance

    RESULT OVERVIEW: FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE For personal use only Record TTV  Exceeded previous sales milestone (FY18 1H) by circa $1b of $11.16b  10% year on year growth Underlying  Within the targeted 1H range ($140m-$150m) profit of  1% growth on underlying FY18 result $140.4m Record  60 cents pe

  7. Slide 7: Results Drivers: Corporate Travel

    RESULTS DRIVERS: CORPORATE TRAVEL For personal use only  Strong growth in Australia and overseas TTV by business type  FLT consolidating its position as a top 4 player globally  Executing key strategies – FCM “Truly Global”, Corporate Traveller SME domination  Ongoing investment in systems and t

  8. Slide 8: Gaining Momentum in World's Largest Markets

    GAINING MOMENTUM IN WORLD’S LARGEST MARKETS For personal use only 1H TTV: Corporate now FLT’s Corporate TTV Strong TTV growth major business sector in Contributions trajectory most key markets 4.5 Billions 100% 4.0 90% 80% 21% 3.5 70% 31% 3.0 60% 50% 2.5 40% 2.0 30% 20% 1.5 36% 12% 10% 1.0 0% Americ

  9. Slide 9: A Compelling Corporate Growth Story

    A COMPELLING CORPORATE GROWTH STORY For personal use only An organic Tailored for Global growth model customers success  Investing in sales and marketing  Distinct brands with distinct  A proven model that has been and delivering value to offerings designed specifically deployed in 20+ countries

  10. Slide 10: Results Drivers: Material Contribution from International Businesses

    RESULTS DRIVERS: MATERIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES For personal use only  Record breaking 1H contribution – 71% increase in Globalisation - Businesses combined profits from overseas leisure and Outside Australia Generated 52% corporate businesses of 1H TTV  Strong growth in the A

  11. Slide 11: Americas Now an Earnings & TTV Powerhouse

    AMERICAS NOW AN EARNINGS & TTV POWERHOUSE For personal use only Americas businesses generated 23% of FLT’s underlying 1H PBT (PCP: 6%) and 22% of FLT‘s 1H TTV $’m $’b 80 3 70 2.5 60 50 2 40 30 1.5 20 2.46 1 1.93 2.09 10 1.86 1.53 0 0.5 -10 -20 0 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY15 1H FY16 1H FY17 1H FY18

  12. Slide 12: Australian Leisure

    AUSTRALIAN LEISURE For personal use only  Modest TTV increase – growth driven by OTAs, specialist businesses, home-based (Travel Partners) and Travel Money Results  Increased same store sales but with smaller network following circa 90 closures during FY18 2H snapshot  Disappointing overall profi

  13. Slide 13: Profit & Loss

    PROFIT & LOSS For personal use only AUD $'m 1H FY19 1H FY18 Mvmt % TTV Profit (restated AASB15)  Record TTV across all  Circa $13m difference between Group TTV 11,155 10,154 9.9% geographic segments – largely actual and underlying PBT corporate-driven  Olympus impairment ($23.8m) Revenue 1,462 1,

  14. Slide 14: Balance Sheet

    BALANCE SHEET For personal use only AUD $'m 1H FY19 1H FY18 Mvmt % 1H Analysis (restated AASB15) Cash & cash equivalents 906 1,011 (10%) Financial assets 186 203 (8%) Assets Liabilities Trade & other receivables 460 442 4% Contract assets 332 287 16%  Lower cash balance – reflects  Trade payables

  15. Slide 15: Cash Flow

    CASH FLOW For personal use only AUD $'m 1H FY19 1H FY18 Mvmt % 1H Analysis Operating activities Operating activities before interest and  Operating cash outflow recorded in line with FLT's normal tax (129) (51) 151% seasonality Net interest and tax paid (67) (52) 30%  Cash accumulates during peak

  16. Slide 16: Capital Management

    CAPITAL MANAGEMENT For personal use only  Comprehensive balance sheet review undertaken (as flagged at AGM) in conjunction with independent advisors (Luminis Partners)  Surplus capital of $150m identified for distribution to shareholders  Range of options considered for returning surplus funds an

  17. Slide 17: Cash Management

    CASH MANAGEMENT For personal use only  $196m outflow - $93m higher than 1H FY18 1H Operating  Retail and Corporate BSP payments increase $81m, mainly due Cash outflow to cut-off timing  Tax instalments increased in USA and Canada  In the 2018 calendar year, General Cash reduced from $361m to $28

  18. Slide 18: Segment Results

    For personal use only SEGMENT RESULTS Graham Turner Dean Smith Melanie Waters-Ryan Adam Campbell 18

  19. Slide 19: Segment Results: ANZ

    SEGMENT RESULTS: ANZ For personal use only AUD $'m 1H FY19 1H FY18 Mvmt % TTV Breakdown Business Mix (TTV) (restated AASB15) TTV 5,982 5,891 2% Revenue 747 765 (2%) 10% 2% Other income 4 7 (52%) 25% Expenses (677) (668) 1% PBT pre royalty 74 104 (29%) 73% PBT (underlying)1 73 106 (31%) 90% Total sta

  20. Slide 20: 1H Trading Overview: ANZ

    1H TRADING OVERVIEW: ANZ For personal use only ACHIEVEMENTS & RESULTS DRIVERS Record TTV  Disappointing profit results in Flight Centre brand – costs, gross margin decrease, soft  2% growth to circa $6b TTV results  Solid growth in NZ  Investment in new staff (upstaffing) yet to  Record TTV in

  21. Slide 21: Segment Results: EMEA

    SEGMENT RESULTS: EMEA For personal use only AUD $'m 1H FY19 1H FY18 Mvmt % TTV Breakdown Business Mix (TTV) (restated AASB15) TTV 1,595 1,421 12% Revenue 211 194 9% 4% 4% Other income 6 4 29% 19% 40% Share of JVs / associates 1 - 100% Expenses (179) (163) 10% 9% 56% 68% PBT pre royalty 39 35 13% Tot

  22. Slide 22: 1H Trading Overview: EMEA

    1H TRADING OVERVIEW: EMEA For personal use only ACHIEVEMENTS & RESULTS DRIVERS Record TTV & Profit  Ireland businesses now breakeven – corporate profit offsetting modest leisure  TTV up 12% to $1.6b – circa 15% of group losses TTV Investment in  Record results in all countries, apart from Nordics

  23. Slide 23: Segment Results: Americas

    SEGMENT RESULTS: AMERICAS For personal use only AUD $'m 1H FY19 1H FY18 Mvmt % TTV Breakdown Business Mix (TTV) (restated AASB15) TTV 2,456 2,088 18% Total revenue 291 247 17% 1% 8% Other income 6 4 66% 30% Share of JVs / associates (1) (1) (46%) 37% Expenses (264) (242) 9% 69% 55% PBT 33 8 292% Tot

  24. Slide 24: 1H Trading Overview: Americas

    1H TRADING OVERVIEW: AMERICAS For personal use only ACHIEVEMENTS & RESULTS DRIVERS Record TTV & Profit Canada  TTV up 18% to almost $2.5b  9% TTV growth  23% USA growth – all organic  PBT up 34% to $9m  Circa 300% profit growth across segment  Improvement across 3 key divisions – corporate, le

  25. Slide 25: Strong Future Prospects: Americas

    STRONG FUTURE PROSPECTS: AMERICAS For personal use only SUCCESS DRIVERS  Compelling offering for  Workforce Planning and corporate customers – strong Network sales team winning new accounts and helping to retain  Growth in new models – clients independent performing well (250+ independent agents

  26. Slide 26: Segment Results: Asia

    SEGMENT RESULTS: ASIA For personal use only AUD $'m 1H FY19 1H FY18 Mvmt % TTV Breakdown Business Mix (TTV) (restated AASB15) TTV 885 637 39% Revenue 46 44 5% Other income 1 - 100% 16% 12% Expenses (43) (43) - 34% 18% PBT 4 1 277% 66% 54% Total staff 1,794 1,974 (9%) TTV / total staff ($'000) 493 32

  27. Slide 27: 1H Trading Overview: Asia

    1H TRADING OVERVIEW: ASIA For personal use only ACHIEVEMENTS & RESULTS DRIVERS Record TTV & Profit Rest of Asia  TTV up almost 40% across the region – India  Benefiting from corporate focus, following up 59% leisure rationalisation during FY18  All countries profitable  Profit increase from smal

  28. Slide 28: Other Segment

    OTHER SEGMENT For personal use only AUD $'m 1H FY19 1H FY18 Mvmt % Segment Structure DMCs (restated AASB15)  Includes FLT’s Global areas,  Building and diversifying the along with Travel Experiences Buffalo business in Asia TTV 238 117 104% Network (TEN) businesses  Investment in B2B sales, new 

  29. Slide 29: Bedding Down Hotel Expansion

    BEDDING DOWN HOTEL EXPANSION For personal use only Through BHMA, FLT has signed a 10-year lease agreement for the four-star Camakila Resort in Bali 29

  30. Slide 30: Strategy & Transformation

    For personal use only STRATEGY & TRANSFORMATION Melanie Waters-Ryan 30

  31. Slide 31: A Strong History of Growth

    For personal use only A STRONG HISTORY OF GROWTH 25b 10,000  Global force in travel  Top four global TMC 20b 7,500  Top leisure travel company – market 15b leader in Australia, 5,000 NZ and South Africa 10b  Leisure / Corporate businesses in 22 2,500 5b countries  Total Corporate - - presence i

  32. Slide 32: FLT's Core Businesses

    corporate FLT’S CORE BUSINESSES leisure travel experience network ASX:FLT FY19 HALF YEAR RESULT OUR PURPOSE TO OPEN UP THE WORLD FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SEE FLIGHT, CENTRE Fr rravel GROUP 32

  33. Slide 33: Transformation Phases

    ASX:FLT FY19 HALF YEAR RESULT a change company FEBatedite(an ies YEARS 4-5 II SUSTAIN & DOMINATE: 7% compounding Market leading business annual TTV growth a models and brands an underlying* cost INVEST & FDG . margin of less than 10% Business engineering across three core pillars REDUCE & FOCUS: Cle

  34. Slide 34: Transformation Themes

    TRANSFORMATION THEMES For personal use only 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Digital Invest in Globalise Globalise Control Globalise Aligned Commerce Growth Land Air Costs & IT Acquisition Growth Brands & Improve Strategy Business Efficiency Models 34

  35. Slide 35: Years 2-3 Transformation Objectives

    YEARS 2-3 TRANSFORMATION OBJECTIVES For personal use only Brands  Famous and distinctive brands  Corporate  Leisure  At Destination  Quality and consistent customer experience Models  Productivity and efficiency  Scalable growth – sustainable revenue and cost 35

  36. Slide 36: FLT Corporate

    FLT CORPORATE For personal use only Brand Model Key strategies  Organic Growth - Super investment in Sales and Marketing TMC /  One FCM - Standardising and Globalising Global  Investing in Platforms  Sales Excellence SME /  Investment in Technology and digitisation Local  Product Development 

  37. Slide 37: Corporate Transformation Initiatives

    CORPORATE TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES For personal use only 1 Globalising key functions for increased capability and reduced cost eg. Global Implementation Centre of Excellence 2 Digital and technical investment 3 Financial solutions eg. integrated expense management and payment options 4 Expansion o

  38. Slide 38: Corporate Technology

    CORPORATE TECHNOLOGY For personal use only x 38

  39. Slide 39: FLT Leisure

    FLT LEISURE For personal use only Mass Premium Youth  Market leader  Specialist UK AU  Growth in new models  Unmanaged small business FCBT USA NZ  Vertical expansion  Vertical niche CAN RSA  Digitisation ASIA  Digitisation 39

  40. Slide 40: Leisure Transformation Initiatives

    LEISURE TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES For personal use only  Membership - Personalised offers, closed  Sales Technologies - Lead generation, lead user group rates management, CRM  Products & Pricing - New use of data for  Modern Marketing - Automation, data for FCB 2.0 pricing and packaging of offe

  41. Slide 41: Leisure Technology: Umapped Powering Trip Management

    LEISURE TECHNOLOGY: UMAPPED POWERING TRIP MANAGEMENT For personal use only 41

  42. Slide 42: Travel Experience Network

    TRAVEL EXPERIENCE NETWORK For personal use only Touring Destination Management Hotels  Digitisation  Global brand  Product pivot  Product development  Global platform  Pipeline  Social engagement  Global sales team 42

  43. Slide 43: Product Transformation Initiatives

    PRODUCT TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES For personal use only 1 Globalisation of procurement and distribution 2 Vertical integration beyond vertical expansion 3 Air product and distribution (NDC) 4 Pricing and yield management – globally powered, locally deployed 43

  44. Slide 44: Outlook

    For personal use only OUTLOOK Graham Turner 44

  45. Slide 45: FY19 Guidance

    FY19 GUIDANCE For personal use only Currently tracking towards bottom of targeted range (underlying PBT between $390m - $420m) Ongoing volatility in Australian Leisure business early in 2H ahead of busiest trading months Continuing to monitor volatility in Australia along with overseas growth to ass

  46. Slide 46: Outlook

    OUTLOOK For personal use only Overseas Corporate businesses Australia  Good pipeline of account  Continued improvement  New plans in place to wins expected improve leisure results in  Already strong division  Solid trajectory in key short term bolstered by recent countries and sectors  Complem

  47. Slide 47: Australian Leisure Improvement Strategies

    AUSTRALIAN LEISURE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES For personal use only ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES Growth Costs  Expansion in growth models  Ongoing focus on reducing and sectors head office overheads  Specialist businesses  Offshoring, outsourcing, robotics  Online / home-based / flash sale Productivit

  48. Slide 48: Appendices

    For personal use only APPENDICES 48

  49. Slide 49: Five-Year Result Summary

    FIVE-YEAR RESULT SUMMARY For personal use only December December December December December 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 (restated AASB15) TTV $11,155m $10,154m $9,343m $9,182m $8,138m Revenue margin 13.1% 13.4% 14.0% 13.7% 13.6% EBITDA $167.3m $177.5m $143.8m $188.0m $164.0m PBT $127.4m $139.4m $109.2m

  50. Slide 50: FLT's Top Global Brands by TTV

    FLT’S TOP 10 GLOBAL BRANDS BY TTV For personal use only 1. Flight Centre (Leisure) 2. FCM Travel Solutions (Corporate) 1 3. Corporate Traveller (Corporate) 4. Travel Money (FX) 5. Travel Associates (Leisure) 6. India (FX) 2 7. Liberty (Leisure) 8. BYOjet/Aunt Betty (Leisure – online travel agency) 9

  51. Slide 51: Results by Country / Region

    RESULTS BY COUNTRY / REGION For personal use only CANADA UK REST OF EUROPE1 GREATER CHINA TTV: $740m, up 9% in TTV: $1.1b, up 14% in TTV: $143m, up 6% TTV: $158m, up 12% in AUD (up 6% in lc) AUD (up 8% in lc) in AUD AUD (up 4% in lc) AUD EBIT: $10.4m AUD EBIT: $26.9m AUD EBIT: $0.2m AUD EBIT: $1.8m

  52. Slide 52: Our CSR Program: Sharing Our Progress

    OUR CSR PROGRAM: SHARING OUR PROGRESS For personal use only  10 years of community  Customer education via  Establishing  Active waste reduction giving in Australia 5 Tips to Responsible Reconciliation Action program – eliminated equalling $12.5m travel – ambassadors Plan working group 20,000 si

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